http://www.metafilter.com/tags/GoldenSpike Posts tagged with 'GoldenSpike' at MetaFilter. Sat, 03 May 2008 10:48:14 -0800 Sat, 03 May 2008 10:48:14 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/71353/Choo%2DChoo%2DBoo%2DBoo The first <a href="http://www.nationaltrainday.com/">National Train Day</a> is this coming Saturday. There will be <a href="http://www.narprail.org/cms/index.php/resources/list/C54/">events all over</a>, and concerts, special guests and lots of train related attractions in four main cities, <a href="http://www.nationaltrainday.com/events-information/washingtondc">Washington D.C.</a>, <a href="http://www.nationaltrainday.com/events-information/chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="http://www.nationaltrainday.com/events-information/losangeles">Los Angeles</a> and <a href="http://www.nationaltrainday.com/events-information/nyc">New York City</a>. The day is May 10th to <a href="http://www.nationaltrainday.com/about-train-day">commemorate May 10th, 1869</a> when the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike">golden spike</a>” was driven into the final tie in <a href="http://www.onlineutah.com/goldenspikehistory.shtml">Promontory Summit, Utah.</a> It joined two major railways, ceremonially creating the nation’s first transcontinental railroad. Except that <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/HISTspike.html">it really didn't.</a> That did not actually happen until August 15th, 1870, near Strasburg, CO. Colorado State officials <a href="http://www.cde.state.co.us/artemis/hed6/HED6502R132006INTERNET.pdf">list it</a> (pdf) as Comanche Crossing, saying "An <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/ia/IACOUspike1.jpg">unpretentious white monument</a> marks the spot". The "drab concrete pylon" was moved from the actual site and now sits in Lions Park. Next to the monkey bars. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.71353 Sat, 03 May 2008 10:48:14 -0800 amtrak Colorado GoldenSpike nationaltrainday PromontorySummit Strasburg Trains Utah cashman